Allegheny Mutual Casualty Co. v. State

The abrupt cessation of the policy of benign neglect in enforcing bail forfeitures, wittingly or unwittingly allowed by the State’s Attorney’s Office of Montgomery County, by failure to follow through on bail forfeitures, has jolted the bondsmen. This appeal arises from a combination of the State’s Attorney’s insistence upon payment of the forfeitures and the circuit court’s declination to recommend to the Governor a remission of the forfeitures either in “whole or some part thereof.” See Md. Ann. Code art. 41, § 50.

The case subjudice actually involves twelve (12) different bail bond…